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Mary Breckinridge, FounderFrontier Nursing Service, 1925
Why is this baby in a saddle bag?
The Birthplace of
Nurse-Midwifery and
Family Nursing in America
• Midwives have been caring for women in childbirth since the beginning of time(Exodus 1:15-20, Shiphrah and Puah)
• By 1900, physicians were attending about half of the births in the U.S.
• Nurse-midwives are educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery
• Nurse-midwives provide care to women across the lifespan
Midwife means “With Woman”
Mary Breckinridge’s Vision
“In France midwives were not nurses. In America nurses were not midwives. In England trained women were both nurses and midwives. After I had met British nurse-midwives, first in France and then on my visits to London, it grew upon me that nurse-midwifery was the logical response to the needs of the young child in rural America”.
Wide Neighborhoods pg 111
Mary Breckinridge & The Frontier Nursing Service• Established in 1925• First Nurse-Midwifery Service in America• Provided care to underserved families in
Appalachia• Significantly reduced infant morbidity and
mortality
Goals of the Frontier Nursing Service
• Safeguard the lives of mothers and babies
• Provide and prepare trained nurse-midwives for the rural areas of Kentucky and other areas needing medical care
• To give skilled care to women in childbirth
• To give nursing care to the sick of both sexes and all ages
• Second Nurse-Midwifery School in the U.S.• Opened in 1939• Designed to meet the needs of underserved
populations• Added Family Nurse Practitioner specialty in
1970• Added Women’s Health Care Nurse
Practitioner specialty in 2005
Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
Frontier Nursing University
• Community based
• Distance learning• Licensed and
accredited• Full- or part-time
options• Supportive
faculty
Distance Learning at Frontier• First distance learning nurse-midwifery
program• Students from every state and foreign
countries• Over 2000 graduates
Benefits of Distance Learning
• Study from the comforts of your home or while you travel
• Use your community as a classroom
• Study on your time—anytime!
• Travel to beautiful Hyden, KY for orientation and workshops to prepare for clinical training
Hyden, KY Campus
• Master of Science in Nursing in the following specialty tracks
• Nurse-Midwifery (CNM)• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)• Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner
(WHCNP)
• ADN-MSN Bridge Option• Entry option to the MSN program for
nurses without a bachelor’s degree
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)• Post-Master’s program for CNMs and NPs
with an MSN
• Post-Master’s Certificates• CNM, FNP and WHCNP specialty tracks
Degree Programs
• Allows nurses with an Associate Degree to directly enter the MSN Program
• Designed to “Bridge” the differences between the educational preparation of the Associate Degree nurse and the Baccalaureate nurse
• No Bachelor’s Degree awarded
• Students directly enter the MSN after only six (6) bridge courses
• Requires 3 onsite visits including "Crossing the Bridge” visit to campus after first 12 months of coursework completed
ADN-MSN Bridge Program
• Certified Nurse-Midwifery• First distance program in the nation
• Family Nurse Practitioner• First program established in 1970
• Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner• Started in 2005
• Two onsite campus visits required• Frontier Bound & Clinical Bound
MSN Specialty Tracks
DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) Program
• Highest degree of clinical nursing practice
• 33 credit hours• Capstone project• 2 campus visits required
• DNP Bound and Project Presentation
• Clinical component• Full time option only
Additional Program Support
• Regional clinical faculty and trained clinical preceptors
• On-line study groups• Student to student support • Faculty mentors• Financial aid & Scholarships• Online library services
Curriculum Overview
• Level I• Foundations
• Level II• Introductory clinical courses
• Level III• Clinical Bound-2 week
intensive skills training• Preparation for clinical
experience
• Level IV• Clinical implementation
Bridge and MSN Admission Criteria
• RN with a Bachelors in any field• Good academic standing in prior
educational work• One year of nursing experience• Three (3) excellent references• Positive Interview• Clinical site
DNP Admission Criteria• RN with a Masters in Nursing• Good academic standing in
prior educational work (3.5 gpa)
• Resume or CV and transcripts• Narrative statement outlining
project goals• Positive Interview
Frontier… The Birthplace of Midwifery & Family Nursing in America
Over 70 years of experience in graduate education
Largest midwifery program in the nation
“... to reach wide neighborhoods of men.”
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Future
katebauer@birthcenters.org
For More Information about
Frontier Nursing University
• (606) 672-2312• P.O. Box 528,
195 School St.Hyden, KY 41749
• www.frontier.edu